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  What it means

  Literally “to take on a blush / to gain colour in the cheeks.” Means to become healthier, more vibrant, to regain vitality — “to get one’s colour back,” “to bloom,” “to look healthier.”

  Vocabulary

  • nabierać — to take on, to acquire
  • rumieniec — blush, rosy cheek

  Grammar note

  'Rumieńców' is the genitive plural of 'rumieniec' — genitive after 'nabierać'.

  Cultural context

  Rosy cheeks ('rumieńce') are the classic Polish image of health and vitality — pale cheeks mean illness, rosy cheeks mean recovery and life.

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